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YANGON, Myanmar— A journalist who was arrested for a Facebook post mocking Myanmar's leaders was freed from jail Monday without charge. Aung Nay Myo expressed relief after walking out of Monywa prison, saying the charges against him were dropped and police had returned his seized computer and phones. Aung Nay Myo's Facebook post showed a parody of a poster for a...

LONDON, Feb 11- SABMiller is exploring the possibility of snapping up a stake in Myanmar's biggest brewer, a deal that would make it the partner of a conglomerate with ties to the former ruling military, sources familiar with the matter say. The sources, who declined to be identified because the matter is private, said SABMiller was interested.

SINGAPORE, Oct 13- Yum Brands Inc is partnering with Singapore- listed Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd to debut a KFC restaurant in Myanmar in 2015, making it one of the first big Western fast-food chains to enter the newly emerging market. Yoma, a Myanmar- focused diversified real estate company, said the KFC franchise would initially focus on Yangon, the country's...

YANGON/ SINGAPORE, Oct 8- Myanmar has thrown open the door to foreign banks, but weak credit protection and tight restrictions on lending mean it's not a warm welcome, at least not yet. Nevertheless, with growth forecast at an annual 8.5 percent over the next few years, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest projections, and an economy where bank...

"Given its size, economic potential and its strategic position between China and India, Myanmar is forecast to be one of the fastest growing economies in the region over the medium term," Andrew Geczy, CEO of international and institutional banking for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, said in a statement.